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| Format | Soap opera |
| Created by | Earl Hamner |
| Starring | Jane Wyman Lorenzo Lamas David Selby Susan Sullivan Robert Foxworth Ana Alicia William R. Moses Margaret Ladd Abby Dalton Chao-Li Chi |
| Theme music composer | Bill Conti |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Earl Henry Hamner Jr (born on July 10, 1923 in Schuyler Virginia) is an American Television Writer and producer Jane Wyman ( January 5, 1917 &ndash September 10, 2007) was an American actress. Lorenzo Lamas (born on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica California) is an American actor David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American character and stage actor primarily in Susan Michaela Sullivan (born November 18, 1942 in New York New York) is an American character actress. Robert Heath Foxworth (born November 1, 1941) is an American Film, stage and Television Actor. Ana Alicia (born December 12, 1956) is a Mexican -born American actress, known for her role as scheming heiress Melissa Gioberti on the long-running William Remington Moses (born November 17 1959, Los Angeles California) is an American Actor. Margaret Ladd (born November 8, 1942) is an American actress best known for playing Emma Channing in the 1980s Abby Dalton (born August 15 1935) is an American actress Born as Marlene Wasden in Las Vegas Nevada, she has made numerous Chao-Li Chi (born April 4, 1929) is a Shanxi -born actor who has worked extensively in American Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 227 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | December 4, 1981 – May 17, 1990 |
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The series centers around the feuding factions of the wealthy Channing/Gioberti family in the Californian wine industry. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley (modeled after the Napa Valley) just north of San Francisco. Napa County is a County located north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
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Production
The show was created by Earl Hamner, noted for his work on The Waltons which had just finished its last season in 1980-1981. Earl Henry Hamner Jr (born on July 10, 1923 in Schuyler Virginia) is an American Television Writer and producer The Waltons is an American Television series created by Earl Hamner Jr Hamner wanted to create a family drama involving the wine industry, but CBS requested he make the show more sensational, along the lines of Dallas. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 They then scheduled Falcon Crest at 10PM, right after the top-rated Dallas. The Dallas-Falcon Crest one-two punch proved lucrative for CBS and Falcon Crest was a Top 20 show in the Nielsens for several years: ranking 13th in the 1981-1982 season, 8th in the 1982-1983 season, 7th in the 1983-1984 season, and 10th in the 1984-1985 season. Both shows (like The Waltons) were produced for CBS by the same company, Lorimar. Lorimar was an American Television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros Despite its success, Falcon Crest usually lost about three to five million viewers from the previous hour and was never as dependable a draw as Dallas had proven itself to be. Falcon Crest's heraldic theme was composed by Bill Conti, who also composed the themes to Dynasty, The Colbys and Cagney & Lacey. Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards Dynasty is an American Prime time television Soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12 1981 to The Colbys (originally titled Dynasty II The Colbys) is an American Prime time Soap opera which aired on ABC Cagney & Lacey is an American television series that first aired on the CBS Television network for seven seasons from March 25 1982 to
The musicians who made an important mark on Falcon Crest did so in years 3 through 5, and 6 and 7. Dana Kaproff wrote the music for most of the season three through five episodes, and Mark Snow of The X-Files fame wrote some of the best incidental music for the sixth and seventh seasons, bringing a personal touch to the series by writing a basic motif for each character or plot of those two classic outings.
The show revolved around Angela Channing (played by Academy Award-winning actress Jane Wyman), a despotic matriarch and corrupt woman who ruled with an iron fist over the Falcon Crest vineyards. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Jane Wyman ( January 5, 1917 &ndash September 10, 2007) was an American actress. A vineyard is a Plantation of Grape -bearing Vines grown mainly for Winemaking, but also Raisins Table grapes and non-alcoholic Angela's honorable nephew Chase Gioberti (Robert Foxworth) was new to the area and had just inherited a portion of the Falcon Crest vineyards and winery from his father, Angela's brother Jason Gioberti (who died after a fall in the winery during the premiere episode). Robert Heath Foxworth (born November 1, 1941) is an American Film, stage and Television Actor. The rivalry between the established professional and the newcomer, who were tied together as blood relatives, set the tone for much of the series.
Angela's heir was her lazy playboy grandson, Lance Cumson (Lorenzo Lamas), who loved money and yearned for power but lacked Angela's discipline and determination, which was proven after she persuaded him to work in the vineyards. Lorenzo Lamas (born on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica California) is an American actor Her ever-tightening grip on him, eventually sent him to work for his grandfather's newspaper, The San Francisco Globe. Eventually realizing that she would not gain control over Chase's land any time soon, Angela hoped to enlarge her empire by forcing Lance into an arranged marriage with winery heiress Melissa Agretti (Ana Alicia), who was herself a selfish schemer and would cause trouble for many residents of Tuscany Valley. Ana Alicia (born December 12, 1956) is a Mexican -born American actress, known for her role as scheming heiress Melissa Gioberti on the long-running Other major characters introduced in the first season were Angela's daughters, Julia (Abby Dalton), who was chief winemaker and Lance's mother, and the emotionally troubled Emma (Margaret Ladd), who became friends with both Maggie and Victoria. Abby Dalton (born August 15 1935) is an American actress Born as Marlene Wasden in Las Vegas Nevada, she has made numerous Margaret Ladd (born November 8, 1942) is an American actress best known for playing Emma Channing in the 1980s Chase's family included Chase's sympathetic wife Maggie (Susan Sullivan), who would eventually work as a freelance writer. Susan Michaela Sullivan (born November 18, 1942 in New York New York) is an American character actress. Chase and Maggie's grown-up son Cole (William R. Moses) fell in love with Melissa, who later rejected him due to Lance's determination to have her for himself, and daughter Vickie (Jamie Rose, later replaced by Dana Sparks) was an open-minded college girl. William Remington Moses (born November 17 1959, Los Angeles California) is an American Actor. Jamie Rose (born November 26, 1959 in New York City, New York) is an American actress possibly best known for playing Vickie Dana Sparks (born August 1, 1961 in California) is an American Television Actress. But none could truly rival Angela until the conniving Richard Channing (David Selby) arrived in the show's second season. David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American character and stage actor primarily in Originally a powerful newspaper editor, Richard later got into the wine business and made several attempts to wrest control of Falcon Crest from both Angela and Chase. Richard was the love child of Angela's late husband, Douglas, after his affair with Chase's mother, Jacqueline, and Angela therefore despised him.
Plot
First seasons
Despite its reputation as merely being "Dallas with grapes”, Falcon Crest soon found its own niche amongst the prime-time dramas of the 1980s, occupying the middle ground between the two extremes of the genre — being more glamorous than Dallas yet not quite as outrageous as Dynasty. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The distinctive location filming in the Napa Valley and the dry, wryly humorous tone of the scripts gave the series a tone of its own. Napa County is a County located north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U
The rivalry among Angela, Chase and Richard stayed at the core of the show for years, as more romantic entanglements spun around them. Lance and Cole found themselves not only caught up in their family battles, but also competing for Melissa's affections.
Like Dallas and Dynasty, Falcon Crest employed the use of memorable end of season cliffhangers to boost ratings. The 1982-1983 season climaxed with the culmination of a murder mystery whodunit plot (surrounding the death of Melissa's father, Carlo Agretti) that had spanned most of the season. The killer — Angela's daughter Julia Cumson — was confronted in front of the entire cast, only to produce a handgun. Shots were fired, and a coffin was seen being lowered to the ground, leaving the audience to wonder who had been killed off. Other cliffhangers included a plane crash carrying most of the major characters which ended the third season, (and killed the co-pilot, Philip Erickson, Dr. Michael Ranson and Linda Gioberti); a bomb explosion which ended the fourth season leaving Richard critically injured and Maggie with amnesia, and an earthquake that ripped through the valley that ended the fifth season. The earthquake killed Terry Hartford Ranson Channing, and Emma's fiance, Dwayne Cooley. The cliffhanger of the sixth season put Melissa, Richard, Chase, Dan Fixx and Maggie's baby, Kevin in danger. At the beginning of the seventh year it was revealed that Chase presumably had drowned in the San Francisco Bay after rescuing Kevin. He dove back into the murky waters to find Richard, Melissa, and Dan Fixx, but never resurfaced. His body was never found so ie could return if he ever chose to do so. At the end of the seventh season, Richard had joined and ultimately turned against The Thirteen, a murderous group of wealthy businessmen who planned to ruin The United States economy. Eric Stavros was brainwashed and sent to murder Angela (who knew about The Thirteen and could corroborate Richard's testimony to a Grand Jury) and Richard for exposing their ties to crime. Melissa was finally able to succeed in winning her battle for control of Falcon Crest, by evicting her from the mansion with the deed she found in a bank safe deposit box using a key Chase Gioberti left her in his will. A safe deposit box (sometimes incorrectly called a safety deposit box) is a type of Safe usually located in groups inside a Bank vault or in the back of At the end the county sheriff and his deputies watched as Angela came donstairs and exchanged words with Melissa, telkling her not to get too comfortable. She would not enjoy her victory long. In the last few minutes of the finale, Angela was seen lighting thirteen candles in a church. Then as the back of a man's head comes into view, she asks, "When are you going to tell Maggie you're alive?" It was revealed in the opening episode of Season eight that Richard was saved by Garth, his security chief, when he replaced the bullets in Eric's gun with blanks just prior to Eric's arrival to shoot him dead. Vickie and Eric were written off the show, Peter Stavros never returned, and the eight season shifted direction from the two previous years. Melissa was written off by way of committing suicide, instead of continuing the fun-filled battle with Angela over Falcon Crest the fans came to love and enjoy week after week. Seasons eight and nine lacked the strong plot and character devlopement of pervious years, but was still fun to watch. By the beginning of the ninth year, when Maggie drowned in a swimming pool, what had been the Falcon Crest fans knew and loved became more of a crime story than the family saga about controlling the family business. The last scene of the series shows Angela toasting the land, "A toast to you Falcon Crest, and long may you live. "
The series also frequently cast former Hollywood royalty in guest roles; Lana Turner, Gina Lollobrigida, Cesar Romero, Robert Stack, Cliff Robertson and Celeste Holm all appeared in Falcon Crest. Lana Turner ( February 8, 1921 &ndash June 29, 1995) was an Academy Award -nominated American Film Gina Lollobrigida (born July 4, 1927 in Subiaco Italy) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Italian Actress and Photojournalist Cesar Julio Romero Jr ( February 15, 1907 &ndash January 1, 1994) was a Cuban American Film and Television Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III (born September 9, 1925) is an Academy Award - winning American Actor with a Celeste Holm (born April 29, 1917) is an American stage, Film, and Television actress, perhaps best remembered Kim Novak joined the cast in 1986 and enjoyed a season-spanning story arc that was similar to her role in the classic film Vertigo. Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress, who was one of her nation's most popular movie stars in the late 1950s Vertigo ( is a Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak and featuring Barbara This aspect to the series seemed to be consciously embraced by the producers, who at one stage instituted a rotating guest star policy, in which her character would be revealed to be running from a murderous mob boss played by Robert Stack, who was responsible for killing Peter Stavros' real stepdaughter; Leslie Caron, Lauren Hutton, Eddie Albert, Eve Arden, Roscoe Lee Browne and Ursula Andress all made appearances during the 1987-1988 season. Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (lɛsli kaʁɔ̃ (born 1 July 1931 is a two-time Academy Award-nominated French Film actress and Dancer. Lauren Hutton (born November 17, 1943, in Charleston South Carolina) is an American former Supermodel and occasional Actress Edward Albert Heimberger ( April 22, 1906 &ndash May 26, 2005) better known as Eddie Albert, was an American Actor Eve Arden ( April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy -winning American Roscoe Lee Browne ( May 2 1925 &ndash April 11 2007) was an American Actor and director, known for his Ursula Andress (born March 19, 1936) is a Golden Globe award-winning Swiss actress and a major Sex symbol of the 1960s No other old-time guest stars ever appeared on Falcon Crest again after the seventh season.
Later seasons
At the end of the 1985-1986 season, Maggie's shifty, but warm-hearted, younger sister Terry Hartford (Laura Johnson) was tragically killed in the earthquake that rocked the valley in the fifth season cliffhanger. Laura Johnson (born August 1, 1957) is an American actress probably best remembered for playing Terry Hartford in the Soap opera Falcon At the start of the 1986-1987 season, Cole Gioberti decided to leave the valley and literally sailed off into the sunset aboard a boat called Free Will (an inside joke since actor William R. Moses had asked to leave the series). At the end of that season, the scheming Melissa kidnapped Maggie’s newborn baby. Hotly pursued by Chase, Maggie and Richard, Melissa’s car crashed into the water at San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento Chase jumped in and managed to save the baby, then out of the goodness of his heart, went back down for Melissa. Melissa survived but Chase did not (in accordance with Robert Foxworth’s decision to leave the series). Melissa herself died in a house fire shortly into the 1988-1989 season while the first episode of the 1989-1990 season saw Maggie killed in a freak accident, drowning in a swimming pool after her wedding ring was caught in a drain (the result of Susan Sullivan's leaving the series). The final season saw the arrival of two new main characters, Gregory Harrison as Michael Sharpe, and Wendy Phillips as Lauren Daniels. Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress noted for playing David Selby 's last wife Lauren Daniels during the final season
Some intriguing plot developments occurred later in the series, such as the long love affair between Richard and Maggie, and the shock revelation that Angela and Richard, bitter enemies for many years, were in fact mother and son. However, with the departures of many of the core cast, the series began to lose its former sparkle and the ratings dropped accordingly (as had ratings for all of the primetime soaps of that era).
Fans took particular umbrage to the fact that major changes took place in the 1988-1989 season, starting with the firing of Ana Alicia in favor of introducing Kristian Alfonso as Pilar Ortega, a much less popular character with viewers. Kristian-Joy Alfonso (born September 5, 1964 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is an American Soap opera actress. Ratings plummeted to such an adverse degree that Ana Alicia was briefly brought back to the show as another character, but the damage was already done.
One interesting footnote of the 1988-89 season: During the same year when Richard placed Angela in a mental institution to keep her from voting her shares of Glenbraddoch stock against his in a takeover bid of The Tuscany Valley, the illegitimate son of J. R. , James Beaumont on Dallas, put J. R. in a mental institution as a form of revenge for the way he treated people in his family and in his business dealings.
The last straw for many viewers came when Angela, who had been the pivotal character since day one, lay unconscious in a coma for most of the 1989-1990 season. This was not due to any contract negotiations as is widely believed, but due to actress Jane Wyman's ongoing health problems with diabetes. The series attempted to revitalise itself, much in the way that rival soap Knots Landing had successfully done, initially including a new version of Bill Conti's opening theme reimagined by composer Patrick O'Hearn) as the season followed the powerplays resulting from Angela’s absence. Knots Landing is a Primetime Television Soap opera that aired for 14 seasons from December 27 1979 to May 13 Patrick O'Hearn (b September 6, 1954) is a multi-instrumentalist musician composer and recording artist A number of new characters were introduced, but failed to strike a chord with the audience. And everyone at one point or another in the ninth year took control of Falcon Crest-- eventually, even a spoiled teenager, the son of Michael Sharpe. CBS executives made the decision to end Falcon Crest at the climax of the ninth season, and Jane Wyman defied doctors’ orders to return to the show for the last three episodes.
After many traumatic events over the course of nine seasons of the wine country soap (plane crashes, explosions, murders, drownings), Falcon Crest ended happily with a wedding taking place on the grounds of the mansion. Taking a walk outside, Angela delivered a speech — written by Jane Wyman herself — that brought the series to a conclusion, mentioning past characters and events but looking forward to the future. Raising a glass of champagne, Angela ended the series with "a toast to you, Falcon Crest, and long may you live. "
Starring cast
- Angela Channing - Jane Wyman
- Angela Gioberti Channing Ericson Stavros Agretti is the tough, tyrannical self-styled queen of the Tuscany Valley and head of Falcon Crest Wines. Jane Wyman ( January 5, 1917 &ndash September 10, 2007) was an American actress. Angela ruthlessly combats her enemies, determined to preserve what she sees as her birthright. Four times married, she is the mother of Julia and Emma Channing. It is eventually revealed that her nemesis Richard Channing is also her son, thought stillborn.
- Chase Gioberti - Robert Foxworth
- Former airline pilot and Vietnam veteran, Chase moves back to Tuscany Valley from New York, having inherited half of Falcon Crest from his father Jason after his death. Robert Heath Foxworth (born November 1, 1941) is an American Film, stage and Television Actor. Chase determines to make a go of running the winery, which brings him into conflict with his aunt Angela. (Seasons 1-6)
- Maggie Gioberti Channing - Susan Sullivan
- Chase's wife (and later Richard's), Maggie is a freelance writer who agrees with her husband's wish to build a new life for the family in the Tuscany Valley. Susan Michaela Sullivan (born November 18, 1942 in New York New York) is an American character actress. A warm-hearted but resilient woman, Maggie becomes the sympathetic heroine of the series. (Seasons 1-9)
- Richard Channing - David Selby
- Shady businessman and the son of Angela's husband Douglas, Richard arrives in Tuscany Valley having inherited his father's shares in the newspaper, the San Francisco Globe and proves to be a formidable adversary of both Angela and Chase. David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American character and stage actor primarily in Later, Richard is revealed to be Angela's son (thought dead at birth), and marries a widowed Maggie Gioberti. (Seasons 2-9)
- Lance Cumson - Lorenzo Lamas
- Angela's playboy grandson by Julia, whom she often uses as a henchman in her schemes. Lorenzo Lamas (born on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica California) is an American actor A fervent ladies' man, Lance is as amoral as he is handsome. Angela persuades him to marry Melissa Agretti so that she can merge the Agretti lands with her own, which Lance would eventually inherit. After divorcing Melissa, Lance then marries Richard's stepdaughter Lorraine, who later dies. After relationships with singer Apollonia and a second relationship with Melissa, Lance eventually marries Pilar Ortega, the vineyard foreman's daughter.
- Melissa Agretti Cumson Gioberti - Ana Alicia
- Feisty young heiress of her father's vineyard, Angela plots to have Melissa marry Lance as a scheme to bring the Agretti vineyards under her control, only to find that Melissa herself is as unscrupulous and scheming as she is. Ana Alicia (born December 12, 1956) is a Mexican -born American actress, known for her role as scheming heiress Melissa Gioberti on the long-running Melissa is the mother of Joseph Gioberti, following an affair with Cole. (Seasons 1-8)
- Cole Gioberti - William R. Moses
- Chase and Maggie's son, who supports his father in his new venture running the vineyards. William Remington Moses (born November 17 1959, Los Angeles California) is an American Actor. He falls in love with Melissa Agretti, and is the father of her child, Joseph. Cole and Melissa later marry after Melissa's divorce from Lance, though their marriage is equally as brief. (Seasons 1-7)
- Emma Channing - Margaret Ladd
- Angela's emotionally fragile younger daughter, who eventually learns to resist Angela's constant attempts to control her. Margaret Ladd (born November 8, 1942) is an American actress best known for playing Emma Channing in the 1980s Much unlucky in love, her relationships with men always end in heartache or tragedy. (Seasons 1-9)
- Chao-Li - Chao-Li Chi
- Angela's faithful Chinese major domo and chauffeur. Chao-Li Chi (born April 4, 1929) is a Shanxi -born actor who has worked extensively in American
- Vickie Gioberti Hogan Stavros - Jamie Rose (Seasons 1-3), Dana Sparks (Seasons 6-8)
- Chase and Maggie's daughter. Jamie Rose (born November 26, 1959 in New York City, New York) is an American actress possibly best known for playing Vickie Dana Sparks (born August 1, 1961 in California) is an American Television Actress.
- Julia Cumson - Abby Dalton
- Angela's eldest daughter and the mother of Lance, Julia initially works as a wine-maker at Falcon Crest. Abby Dalton (born August 15 1935) is an American actress Born as Marlene Wasden in Las Vegas Nevada, she has made numerous (Seasons 1-6)
- Philip Erickson - Mel Ferrer
- Angela's crooked lawyer, and eventually second husband. Mel Ferrer ( August 25 1917 – June 2 2008) was an American Actor, Film director and Film producer (Seasons 1-3)
- Terry Hartford McCarthy Ranson Channing - Laura Johnson
- Maggie Gioberti's younger sister. Laura Johnson (born August 1, 1957) is an American actress probably best remembered for playing Terry Hartford in the Soap opera Falcon Beautiful but devious, she is a former call girl who creates scandal in Tuscany Valley with her attempts to move up the society ladder. After inheriting her husband Michael's wealth following his death in a plane crash, she marries Richard Channing. (Seasons 3-5)
- Pamela Lynch - Sarah Douglas (Seasons 3-4), Martine Beswick (Season 5)
- Personal assistant to Richard Channing
- Greg Reardon - Simon MacCorkindale
- Smooth British lawyer who works for Angela. Sarah Douglas (born December 12, 1952) is an English actress. Martine Beswick, born September 26, 1941, in Port Antonio Jamaica, to British parents is an actress and model, best known Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (born 12 February 1952) is a well-known British Actor, director, and producer who trained (Seasons 4-5)
- Gustav Riebmann - Paul Freeman
- Head of a sinister neo-Nazi cartel who raises hell in Tuscany Valley (Season 4)
- Father Christopher Rossini - Ken Olin
- Priest and illegitimate son of Julia Cumson (Season 5)
- Peter Stavros - Cesar Romero
- Billionaire Greek industrialist who becomes romantically involved with Angela (Seasons 5-8)
- Eric Stavros - John Callahan
- Peter Stavros' son, who marries Vickie Gioberti (Seasons 5-7)
- Dan Fixx - Brett Cullen
- Long-lost relative of the Channings (Seasons 6-7)
- Frank Agretti - Rod Taylor
- Melissa's uncle, and love interest for Angela. Paul Freeman (born January 18 1943) is a British film and television Actor. Ken Olin (born July 30, 1954) is an American Actor, director and producer. Cesar Julio Romero Jr ( February 15, 1907 &ndash January 1, 1994) was a Cuban American Film and Television Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is a native of Houston, Texas, who has appeared in numerous Motion pictures and Television Rodney Sturt Taylor (born January 11, 1930) is an Australian -born Film and Television Actor. (Seasons 7-9)
- Nick Agretti - David Beecroft
- Melissa's cousin and Frank's son (Season 8)
- Pilar Ortega/Cumson - Kristian Alfonso
- Former teenage sweetheart of Lance Cumson and eventually his wife. David Beecroft (born April 26, 1960) is an American actor noted for his Television appearances having played both regular and recurring roles Kristian-Joy Alfonso (born September 5, 1964 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is an American Soap opera actress. Her Hispanic family works at the vineyards. (Seasons 8-9)
- Lauren Sharpe Daniels - Wendy Phillips
- Maggies 2nd cousin and Love interest for Richard Channing. Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress noted for playing David Selby 's last wife Lauren Daniels during the final season (Season 9)
- Michael Sharpe - Gregory Harrison
- Maggies 2nd cousin,brother of Lauren and a Ruthless businessman who becomes an opponent of Richard Channing (Season 9)
- Genele Ericson - Andrea Thompson
- Frank Agretti's murderous sister-in-law (Season 9)
Special guest stars
- Jacqueline Perrault - Lana Turner
- Chase's flamboyant mother and an enemy of Angela (Seasons 1-2)
- Dr. Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California Rebecca Andrea Thompson (born in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Actress, best known for her roles on the television series Lana Turner ( February 8, 1921 &ndash June 29, 1995) was an Academy Award -nominated American Film Michael Ranson - Cliff Robertson
- Chase's cousin who works as a surgeon at the region's hospital. Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III (born September 9, 1925) is an Academy Award - winning American Actor with a He later marries Terry Hartford (Season 3)
- Francesca Gioberti - Gina Lollobrigida
- Angela's Italian half-sister who visits Tuscany Valley with a claim to a share of Falcon Crest (Season 4)
- Cassandra Wilder - Anne Archer
- Cool businesswoman who makes her presence felt at Falcon Crest. Gina Lollobrigida (born July 4, 1927 in Subiaco Italy) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Italian Actress and Photojournalist Anne Archer (born August 24 1947 is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Daughter of Anna Rossini, and mother of Michael Channing (Seasons 4-5)
- Anna Rossini - Celeste Holm
- A widow with a score to settle with Angela (Seasons 4-5)
- Jordan Roberts - Morgan Fairchild
- A glamorous attorney who works for Richard Channing (Season 5)
- Kit Marlowe - Kim Novak
- A shady lady who causes mayhem when she arrives in Tuscany Valley, posing as Peter Stavros' stepdaughter, Skylar Kimball. Celeste Holm (born April 29, 1917) is an American stage, Film, and Television actress, perhaps best remembered Morgan Fairchild (born February 3 1950 is an American actress. Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress, who was one of her nation's most popular movie stars in the late 1950s (Season 6)
- Roland Saunders - Robert Stack
- Mafioso-type criminal who briefly romances Angela and is out to kill Kit Marlowe (Season 6)
- Vince Karlotti - Marjoe Gortner
- Psychic medium who has Emma Channing under his spell (Season 6)
- Nicole Sauget - Leslie Caron
- Wealthy woman and old friend of Chase's (Season 7)
- Liz McDowell - Lauren Hutton
- Businesswoman who has dealings with Richard Channing (Season 7)
- Carlton Travis - Eddie Albert
- Villain whose business with Richard Channing turns deadly (Season 7)
- Madame Malec - Ursula Andress
- Exotic woman whom Richard Channing deals with in his efforts to rescue Vickie Gioberti Stavros from a white slave ring (Season 7)
- Lillian Nash - Eve Arden
- (Season 7)
- Samantha Ross - Ana Alicia
- Doppelganger for Melissa Agretti who becomes involved in the schemes of both Angela and Richard (Season 8)
- Anne Bowen - Susan Blakely
- Danny Sharpe's mother, and an old flame of both Richard Channing and Michael Sharpe (Season 9)
Other recurring cast
- Gus Nunouz - Nick Ramus
- Foreman at vineyard and a friend to Chase (Season 1)
- Douglas Channing - Stephen Elliott
- Angela's ex-husband and father of Richard, Julia and Emma (Season 1)
Tony Cumson - John Saxon (Seasons 1, 6-7), Robert Loggia (Season 2)
- Julia's ex-husband and Lance's father
- Father Bob - Bob Curtis
- Catholic priest and Angela's friend, involved with several major characters throughout the series
- Carlo Agretti - Carlos Romero
- Melissa's wealthy father, and owner of the Agretti vineyards (Seasons 1-2)
- Mario Nunouz - Mario Marcelino
- Gus Nunouz's son, romantically involved with Vickie Gioberti (Seasons 1-2)
- Alicia Nunouz - Silvana Gallardo
- Wife of Gus Nunouz, and mother of Mario (Seasons 1-2)
- Nick Hogan - Roy Thinnes
- Vickie Gioberti's first husband. Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner (born in Long Beach California) is a former evangelical minister who first Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (lɛsli kaʁɔ̃ (born 1 July 1931 is a two-time Academy Award-nominated French Film actress and Dancer. Lauren Hutton (born November 17, 1943, in Charleston South Carolina) is an American former Supermodel and occasional Actress Edward Albert Heimberger ( April 22, 1906 &ndash May 26, 2005) better known as Eddie Albert, was an American Actor Ursula Andress (born March 19, 1936) is a Golden Globe award-winning Swiss actress and a major Sex symbol of the 1960s Eve Arden ( April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy -winning American Ana Alicia (born December 12, 1956) is a Mexican -born American actress, known for her role as scheming heiress Melissa Gioberti on the long-running A doppelgänger ( or fetch is the ghostly double of a living person a sinister form of Bilocation. Susan Blakely (born September 7, 1952) is an American movie actress who has mainly played supporting roles Nick Ramus ( September 9, 1929 &ndash May 30, 2007) was a Native American actor best known for his appearances on Television Stephen Elliott ( November 27 1918 - May 21 2005) was an American Actor. John Saxon (born August 5, 1936 was born Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn New York, the son of Anna ( née Protettore and Antonio Robert Loggia (born January 3, 1930) is an American Academy Award - and Emmy Award -nominated Film and Television Bob Curtis is an American actor and Priest noted for his recurring role as Father Bob in the Soap opera Falcon Crest. Carlos Romero is an American actor noted for his many appearances on Television. Mario Marcelino is an American actor possibly best known for his role as Mario Nunouz in the Television Soap opera Falcon Crest. Silvana Gallardo (born 13 January 1953) is an American actress Roy Thinnes (born April 6, 1938) is an American Television Actor. (Season 2-3)
- Diana Hunter - Shannon Tweed
- Personal assistant to Richard Channing who is secretly involved in the mysterious Cartel organisation (Season 2)
- Darryl Clayton - Bradford Dillman
- Film producer who works with Maggie Gioberti on a script as part of a plot by Angela (Season 2)
- Katherine Demery - Joanna Cassidy
- Woman who becomes romantically involved with Cole Gioberti (Season 2)
- Sheila Hogan - Katherine Justice
- Ex-wife of Nick Hogan (Seasons 2-3)
- Linda Caproni Gioberti - Mary Kate McGeehan
- Cole Gioberti's first wife (Seasons 2-4)
- Vince Caproni - Harry Basch
- Linda's father (Seasons 2-4)
- Joel McCarthy - Parker Stevenson
- Terry Hartford's unsavoury ex-husband (Season 4)
- Lorraine Prescott - Kate Vernon
- Stepdaughter of Richard Channing and love interest for Lance (Season 4)
- Charlotte Pershing - Jane Greer
- Maggie's biological mother who gave her up for adoption at birth (Season 4)
- Connie Giannini - Carla Borelli
- Woman with whom Chase Gioberti has a brief affair (Seasons 4-5)
- Damon Ross - Jonathan Frakes
- Brother of Cassandra Wilder, and son of Anna Rossini (Seasons 4-5)
- Robin Agretti - Barbara Howard
- Melissa's cousin, who becomes pregnant with Cole's child Hope Margaret as part of a surrogate pregnancy arrangement (Seasons 4-5)
- Apollonia - Apollonia Kotero
- Budding pop star and love interest for Lance (Season 5)
- Dwayne Cooley - Daniel Greene
- Dashing truck driver who falls for Emma Channing (Season 5)
- Jeff Wainwright - Edward Albert. Shannon Lee Tweed (born 10 March 1957 is a Canadian actress and model Bradford Dillman (born April 14, 1930 in San Francisco, California) is a retired American film and television actor and author Joanna Cassidy (born August 2 1945) is an American actress who has been active in Film and Television much of her career Katherine Justice is an American actress with several Television credits to her name Mary Kate McGeehan is an American actress She is best known to Television viewers for her role as Linda Gioberti in the 1980s prime-time drama series Harry Basch (born January 16, 1926) is an American Actor and Author. Parker Stevenson (born Richard Stevenson Parker on June 4 1952 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American television actor Kate Vernon (born c 1961) is a Canadian -born film and television Actress. Jane Greer ( September 9, 1924 &ndash August 24, 2001) was a film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as Femme Carla Borelli (born 12 October 1942 in San Francisco, California, United States) is an actress Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American Actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander Barbara Howard is an American actress who remains best known for her roles in the Film Friday the 13th The Final Chapter and in the Television Daniel Greene is an American actor best known for his role as Dwayne Cooley in the Television series Falcon Crest. Edward Albert ( February 20 1951 - September 22 2006) was an American film and television Actor
- Press agent for a book written by Maggie Gioberti, whose interest in Maggie takes on a disturbing edge (Seasons 5-6)
- Li-Ying Chi - Rosalind Chao
- Chao-Li's daughter (Season 5)
- Erin Jones - Jill Jacobson
- Mysterious woman who works for Richard Channing (Seasons 5-6)
- Meredith Braxton - Jane Badler
- Erin Jones' sister, and later assistant to Richard Channing (Season 6)
- Guy Stafford - Jeff Kober
- Hired killer involved with Kit Marlowe (Season 6)
- Francine Hope - Melba Moore
- Woman who tries to help Maggie Gioberti trace her baby (Season 6)
- Gabrielle Short - Cindy Morgan
- Love interest for Chase (Seasons 6-7)
- Dina Wells - Robin Greer
- Love interest for Lance (Seasons 6-7)
- Garth - Carl Held
- Personal assistant to Richard (Seasons 6-8)
- John Remick - Ed Marinaro
- Vietnam veteran and an old friend of Chase's (Season 7)
- Carly Fixx - Mariska Hargitay
- Dan Fixx's sister (Seasons 7-8)
- Ben Agretti - Brandon Douglas
- Son of Nick Agretti and Anna Cellini (Season 8)
- Cesar Ortega - Castulo Guerra
- Pilar Ortega's father who works on the vineyards (Season 8)
- Tommy Ortega - Dan Ferro
- Pilar Ortega's brother (Season 8)
- Gabriel Ortega - Danny Nucci
- Pilar Ortega's younger brother (Season 8)
- Anna Cellini - Assumpta Serna
- Love interest of Nick Agretti (Season 8)
- Charley St. Rosalind Chao ( (born) is an American actress of Chinese descent she is married to voice actor Simon Templeman. Jill Jacobson is an American actress best known for her performances on Television. Jane Badler (b December 31, 1953 in Brooklyn New York) is an American actress. Jeff Kober (born December 18, 1953) is an American actor known for his performances on Television and Film. Melba Moore (born Melba Hill, October 29 1945 New York) is an American R&B Singer and actress. Cindy Morgan (born Cynthia Ann Cichorski on September 29, 1954 in Chicago Illinois to Polish / German parents is an Robin Greer is an American actress noted for her roles in Television Soap operas She played Sydney Price in the daytime series Ryan's Hope Carl Held (sometimes credited as Karl Held (born 19 September 1931 New Jersey) is an Actor who has worked extensively in both American Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950 in New York New York) is an American Actor and former football player Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23 1964 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award - winning American actress best known for her role as Det Brandon Douglas (born June 21, 1968) is an American actor He first came to prominence in the Television series Falcon Crest Castulo Guerra (born August 24, 1945) is an Argentinian actor who found success appearing in American Films and Television Dan Ferro is an American actor best known for his role as Tommy Ortega in the 1980s Television series Falcon Crest. Danny Nucci (born September 15, 1968) is an American film and television Actor. Assumpta Serna (born 16 September 1957) is a Spanish actress She is known for her roles in I The Worst of All portraying famous Mexican religious James - Mark Lindsay Chapman
- Sleazy villain who manipulates his way into Emma's affections and tries to kill Angela to gain control of Falcon Crest (Season 9)
- Ian St. Mark Lindsay Chapman (born September 8, 1954 in London) is an English film and television Actor. James - David Hunt
- Charley St. David Hunt (born 1954) is a British actor who has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States. James' equally villainous brother (Season 9)
- Sydney St. James - Carla Gugino
- Young wife of Ian St. Carla Gugino (born August 29, 1971) is an American actress known for her roles of Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids film trilogy James (Season 9)
- Danny Sharpe - David Sheinkopf
- Headstrong young man who believes that Michael Sharpe is his father (Season 9)
- Mercedes Vargas - Martha Velez
- Aunt to Pilar Ortega/Cumson who is secretly raising Pilar's daughter (Season 8)
- Walker Daniels - Robert Ginty
- Lauren Daniels' husband (Season 9)
Behind the scenes
At first, Falcon Crest was intended to be a family drama series based on a family in the wine business, in much the way The Waltons had been about a family in the Great Depression. David Sheinkopf is an American actor best known for playing Danny Sharpe during the final ( 1989 - 1990) season of the Television drama Martha Carmen Josephine Hernandéz Rosario de Veléz (born August 25 1945 in New York City) is an American singer and actress of Puerto Rican descent Robert Ginty (born November 14 1948 in New York New York) is an American movie actor producer scenarist and director of movies and TV series episodes The Waltons is an American Television series created by Earl Hamner Jr In its first season, it was considered a serial and did well in the ratings. By its second season, CBS suggested that creator Earl Hamner make the storylines less self-contained and become more saga-like so as to emulate the success of Dallas, which was the #1 show at that time. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Earl Henry Hamner Jr (born on July 10, 1923 in Schuyler Virginia) is an American Television Writer and producer
When David Selby came to Falcon Crest at the beginning of the second season, he created the character's name, Richard Denault Channing. David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American character and stage actor primarily in This was based on one of the former staff members, Richard Denault, who was a longtime Lorimar staffer.
An unaired pilot for the series was filmed entitled The Vintage Years, which featured number of significant differences from the series that would eventually air. The character of Richard Channing was present in the original pilot, played by Michael Swan; this alternate Richard was Angela's biological son fighting for his domineering mother's favor. Michael Swan (born June 11, 1948) is an American film and TV actor Barbara Stanwyck had been considered for the role of Angela Channing, but turned it down; Abby Dalton's character, Julia, was called Dorcas, Jane Wyman wore a grey wig as Angela, and Chase and Maggie were played in the pilot by Clu Gulager and Samantha Eggar respectively. Barbara Stanwyck ( July 16, &ndash January 20,) was an American actress, a star of film and television known during her 60-year career as a Clu Gulager (born November 16, 1928) is an American Television and Film actor. Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (born 5 March 1939 in Hampstead, London) is an Academy Award -nominated Emma was not a character, but there was a subplot concerning a mysterious woman crying for her mother while locked away in one of the upstairs rooms.
Angela's Victorian mansion (built by her grandfather, Joseph "Giuseppe" Gioberti) is in real-life known as Spring Mountain Vineyards, a winery and tourist attraction in the Napa Valley. Spring Mountain Vineyard is a Vineyard consisting of 135 different vineyard blocks scattered over the estate in California 's Napa Valley.
Four endings were filmed for the "Climax" cliffhanger, the last episode of the second season in which the murderer of Carlo Agretti was revealed. Richard, Lance, Julia and Diana Hunter were all filmed being exposed as the killer. Four characters were slated to be potential bodies in the coffin shown in the last scene of the episode: Vickie Gioberti, Melissa Cumson, Diana Hunter or Jacqueline Perrault.
Chase almost died by Julia's bullet; actor Robert Foxworth was disappointed the show was becoming more sensationalised along the lines of Dallas and Dynasty, and began to make grumblings about leaving. Writers were going to have him the third victim of Julia when producers were able to convince Foxworth to stay by promising him the chance to direct a number of episodes of Falcon Crest. Though he stayed on for another four seasons, Foxworth eventually did leave the show in 1987, feeling that his character was becoming repetitive.
According to rumor, Jane Wyman had a running feud with Robert Foxworth, to the point where they measured each other's dressing room trailers just to make sure they were equal in size. When Foxworth became a director for the show, Wyman demanded CBS add a clause to her contract also allowing her to be a director. Although she ultimately never directed any episodes, Wyman was pleased that she had the same designation as Foxworth. Wyman had had a long-running feud with fellow movie star legend Lana Turner which dated back to their Hollywood years. Lana Turner ( February 8, 1921 &ndash June 29, 1995) was an Academy Award -nominated American Film The two legendary actresses quickly refused to speak to each other and the producers had to film their confrontational scenes separately and then splice them together; Turner was written out of the show soon after. A few years after she appeared on the program, Turner noted that she believed Wyman was negative in demeanor due to the fact that her ex-husband, Ronald Reagan, was elected President during the 1980s, something that Turner believed Wyman could not reconcile within herself. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Mel Ferrer, Celeste Holm and Simon MacCorkindale also stated that Wyman drove them off the show.
Sophia Loren was set to star in the role of Francesca Gioberti, Angela's secret half-sister who comes to the valley to threaten Angela's control of Falcon Crest. Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Loren was to play thirteen episodes, and producers promised a fabulous wardrobe and a dynamic character that would rival Dynasty's Alexis. Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan (usually known as Alexis Colby) is a Fictional character on the American TV series Dynasty At the last minute, negotiations with Loren went sour and the deal fell through. Gina Lollobrigida was recast in the role, but only signed on for four episodes. Interestingly, Loren was also Aaron Spelling's first choice for the role of "Alexis Carrington" in Dynasty, but was passed over as she was requesting too much money, thus allowing the role to go to Joan Collins. Aaron Spelling' (April 22 1923 – June 23 2006 was an American film and Television producer.
The character of Meredith Braxton was supposed to be a lesbian whose female lover was her cohort in a scheme to extract a fortune from Richard Channing. A staunch Catholic, Jane Wyman objected to the storyline, and Meredith and her lover Erin Jones were rewritten to be sisters instead.
Lauren Bacall and Mia Farrow were asked to guest-star in the third season in roles that were not defined, but negotiations fell through. Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, known as Mia Farrow (born February 9, 1945) is an American Actress. Other blockbuster names that the show tried to lure included Brooke Shields as a love interest for Lance Cumson; Richard Burton, who was asked to play Jacqueline Perrault's ex-husband; and Anthony Quinn, who was asked to play the brother of Peter Stavros in a planned storyline that would have both brothers waging a war that would draw Falcon Crest into its centre. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation Anthony Quinn ( April 21, 1915 &ndash It was rumored that Burton was offered $2. 5 million for a five-minute appearance. At one point, Angie Dickinson was considered to have a guest role in the seventh season. Angie Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is a Golden Globe -winning American television and Film actress, perhaps Before producers decided that Richard would be the child Angela was told had died at birth, it was thought that the child would be a daughter; Dickinson was considered for the role of Angela's long-lost daughter returning to the Valley to do war with her mother.
Jane Wyman, Chao-Li Chi, and Lorenzo Lamas were the only cast members to stay throughout the show's entire run; David Selby appeared in eight of the nine seasons, without missing an episode. David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American character and stage actor primarily in Lorenzo Lamas was the only actor to appear in all 227 episodes of the series. Jane Wyman appeared in the second highest amount of episodes, a total of 208 of the 227 episodes (missing 19 episodes before and during in the ninth and final season due to health problems).
At the beginning of the ninth and final season in 1989-90, there were rumors circulating about actress Jane Wyman's health; she had been hospitalized with liver problems and diabetes earlier that year, and the producers wrote her out of much of the final season. The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc At one point, the writers were going to put Wyman's character in Greece, where she would visit her ex-husband (played by Cesar Romero). Cesar Julio Romero Jr ( February 15, 1907 &ndash January 1, 1994) was a Cuban American Film and Television However, when it proved impossible for her to appear on the show at all, in the third episode of season 9 the writers put the character in a coma in the hospital, after almost being killed. In "The Return" (episode 9-20), Lance and Pilar went to visit Mrs. Channing at the hospital, but she had already disappeared from her room to return home. Wyman returned for the final three episodes of the season.
At the beginning of the ninth and final season, Susan Sullivan left the show, feeling that Maggie was repeating herself. Susan Michaela Sullivan (born November 18, 1942 in New York New York) is an American character actress.
Long before Lorenzo Lamas auditioned for and won the role of Lance Cumson, Jane Wyman first met his father Fernando Lamas on an episode of her own anthology show in the 1950s. Fernando Álvaro Lamas (January 9 1915 Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 8 1982 Los Angeles, California) was an Argentina -born ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19
In "Tuscany Venus" (episode 8-5), Nick purchased Angela a chair in the winery for her to sit in, and the character was seated in most of her scenes. This was due to Jane Wyman's seizure she suffered on set in the previous episode, in which she didn't appear.
Independent film actor Joey Quest Agretti legally changed his biological last name to that of Agretti having been a long time fan of the series and with the wildly popular character of Melissa Agretti
According to Dallas creator David Jacobs, before auditioning for Falcon Crest, Robert Foxworth turned down the starring role of J.R. Ewing on Dallas because he did not want to play an unsympathetic character. David Jacobs (born in 1939 is a writer for Television, most memorable for being the creator of the two dramas Dallas and Knots Landing John Ross Ewing Jr, more commonly known as JR Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas [1]
Availability
Falcon Crest has not yet been officially released on DVD. The rights to the series are held by Warner Bros. (successor-in-interest to the original production company Lorimar). Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Lorimar was an American Television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros WB has now made selected episodes of the series available for viewing on AOL's free-on-demand Internet service in2tv. In2TV is a joint-service offered by AOL and Warner Bros that enables people in the USA only to download television
Up until Wednesday July 18th 2007, the Irish TV network RTÉ ran seasons 1-4 of the series, but it was untimely dropped however due to 'unsatisfactory' ratings. On April 22, 2008 however the series returned on RTÉ ONE showing season 4 in the morning slot.
In Sweden, reruns of seasons 1-9 currently airs on Kanal 9 (Previously seasons 1-4 ran on sister channel Kanal 5). Kanal 9 is a commercial television channel owned by ProSiebenSat Kanal 5 ( English: Channel 5) is a Swedish commercial Television channel established in 1989
See also
References
External links
- Falcon Crest at the Internet Movie Database
- Falcon Crest Blog
- Falcon Crest Fan Club (English/German language)
- Falcon Crest Fan Fiction (English language)
- Falcon Crest - Free Full Episodes on In2TV
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